Mediocre men making their way up the food chain by shameless self=promotion and fawning all over senior management - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

2.0
3 Apr 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good steady employment. The GNE brand is deteriorating however.

Cons

ypical perks (sushi! ping pong tables! a cool concert! self congratulatory emails about great drugs for a minuscule 5 of the population, since they are mostly unaffordable) are there to keep you distracted from the BIG perks you don't get----like pay and promotion based on expertise, competency, and ability to get things done.

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5.0
6 June 2026
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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

2.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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